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Alice Ye

Senior editor with 15 years in news and financial media. Covers China's AI, electric vehicles, and robotics, with a focus on industry trends, technological innovation, and capital markets.

Beyond the Rally: Are Chinese AI Stars Zhipu and MiniMax Still Worth the Hype?

The Chinese artificial intelligence sector has witnessed a spectacular rally, with pure-play frontier model developers Zhipu AI and MiniMax seeing their stock prices surge 5–7 times since their IPOs in January 2026. This meteoric rise has cemented their status as the most representative public proxies for China’s

ChinaBiz Briefing | CATL's 1,500km Batteries, Nio's $37K Autonomous SUV, and DJI's Audio Play

China's technology leaders pushed decisive hardware boundaries this week, with CATL unveiling batteries that eliminate EV range anxiety, Nio democratizing premium autonomous tech at mass-market prices, and DJI weaponizing aggressive pricing to disrupt the creator audio market. Together, these moves signal a maturation phase where Chinese manufacturers

Kimi's K2.6 Opens Door for China's Domestic Chip Integration

Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI has quietly engineered a breakthrough that could reshape how domestic models interact with homegrown semiconductor infrastructure, releasing technical documentation that charts a viable path for pairing Chinese large language models with domestic chips—potentially weeks before rival DeepSeek unveils its anticipated V4 model. On April

OPPO Reno 16 Pro Series Configuration Details Surface Ahead of Mid-2026 Launch

Details of OPPO's upcoming Reno 16 Pro series have emerged online, suggesting the Chinese smartphone maker is preparing to unveil its next-generation device with significant hardware upgrades in the first half of this year. According to a report published by TechWeb on January 23, 2026, a Chinese

Unitree IPO Challenges UBTECH for China Robotics Crown

Unitree filed for a high-profile initial public offering on China’s STAR Market, setting the stage for a valuation showdown with Hong Kong-listed rival UBTECH for dominance in the world’s largest robotics market. The March 26, 2026 prospectus reveals Unitree plans to raise RMB 4.2 billion

Nio's Onvo L90 Democratizes Premium Autonomous Tech at $37,000

Nio's mass-market brand Onvo launched its refreshed L90 electric SUV on April 21, bringing flagship autonomous driving hardware previously reserved for six-figure vehicles to a starting price of RMB 265,800 (US$36,917). The move marks a strategic inflection point for the parent company, which

CATL Unveils Four Battery Systems Targeting 6-Minute Charging and 1,500km Range

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) announced four advanced battery systems at its Super Tech Day event in Beijing, introducing technologies that enable 6-minute charging times and sedans capable of 1,500-kilometer ranges—metrics positioning pure electric vehicles to surpass traditional combustion engines on convenience. The world'

ChinaBiz Briefing | Nio's Software Moat, Moonshot's K2.6, Huawei's Pura 90

China's technology sector delivered a dense cluster of moves on April 21, signaling simultaneous escalation across EVs, edge AI, large language models, capital markets, and consumer hardware. The common thread: Chinese companies are no longer competing on specs alone — they are racing to build proprietary software architectures, ecosystem

China’s AI Drama Boom Spurs Trade in Digital Likeness, Raising Legal Risks

iQIYI’s proposed digital actor database highlights a fast-growing market for facial data as platforms industrialize AI content production When iQIYI Inc. proposed building a database of digital actors last month, Chief Executive Gong Yu suggested traditional filming could one day become “intangible cultural heritage.” The remark quickly drew

China's AI App Race Enters New Phase: Douyin's Doubao Leads with 345M Users

China's artificial intelligence application market has crossed a critical inflection point. Monthly active users for AI-native apps reached 446 million in March 2026, marking a 43.4% surge since November 2025, according to QuestMobile data. ByteDance's Doubao commands 345 million monthly users, followed by Alibaba&